Geneviève Colot (born 22 June 1950 in

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) is a former member of the

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. She represented the

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Political career

Geneviève Colot was elected municipal councillor and deputy mayor during the 1983 municipal elections, and then she was elected mayor of Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan in the

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. During the 1993 legislative elections, she served as the substitute for

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, who won the

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with 54.34% of the votes. Re-elected during the 1995 municipal elections, she also became a

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on the same day due to Jean de Boishue's appointment in the first government of Alain Juppé. In the 1997 legislative elections, the incumbent deputy lost the district with 47.42% of the votes. In the 1998 regional elections, Geneviève Colot was elected regional councillor on the list of the

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, which won 26.04% of the votes. During the 2001 municipal elections, she was re-elected as the mayor of Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan, and she won the 2002 legislative elections with 54.03% of the votes against the incumbent

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deputy. In 2004, she resigned from her position in the

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and was re-elected as a deputy in the 2007 legislative elections with 54.58% of the votes, also winning the 2008 municipal elections. In the 2012 legislative election, she was defeated in the second round by her socialist opponent, receiving 47.02% of the votes.

References

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